Authoritarianism typically creates problems for its practitioners. Vladimir Putin's plan for constitutional revision represents an attempt to solve some of them.
Category: Europe
Two new governments
Spain and Austria are both getting new governments this week, after negotiations produced two very different coalitions.
Croatia turfs out another president
The first election result for the year brings good news for the centre-left.
Election preview: Croatia (presidency)
The last European election for the year sees Croatia's president in a close fight for re-election.
Who lost Brexit?
Labour's loss in last week's British election is being widely blamed on Brexit. But what exactly could it have done differently?
Britain’s desperate need for electoral reform
Britain's voters are deeply divided over their country's future, but their electoral system obscures that division and creates an artificial majority.
Brexit question answered at last
Britain decides to push ahead with leaving the EU. Or at least, the electoral system decides for it.
Election preview: United Kingdom
Britain's winter election is finally upon us. Boris Johnson is the one to beat, but his victory is by no means assured.
Another German left turn
After years of drift towards extremism, Germany's far right party takes a step back towards the mainstream.
Britain, one week out
With a week to go, Boris Johnson is strongly placed to win Britain's winter election.
The World is Not Enough 